The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-02

Elisha winked. eyes, he said, ''for
a joke-wish I was, though and they
entered the parlor. There were the six
girls: good.looking, hearty, frank,
healthy country girls. They all rose
and gave a veritable shout of welcome
They usually gave united shout
when anything pleased them. They
fairly screamed when Elisha opened
the door. They flew at him. They
kissed him. They took his hat fol
him; they took away his 'overcoat and
umbrella. And how they were i'm.
pressed when their father said, proudly
"And then to think that your uncle
has returned to us millionaire ~
"a millionaire really :" chorused
the girls.
Elisha began to feel his old boastfu
spirit, for which he had long beer
noted, coming over him again. "Why,'
he said, "out in California we don,
reckon a million much money. My
FIVE million dollars don't count very
much out there"
"Elisha says he is going to build 0
public library building for East Ches.
terville,' put in Amasa, without 9
grimace.
"a public library" chorused the
girls.
"He says he don't mind paying of
the debt on the church, either" added
their prevaricator of father.
"How perfectly splendid !"
mo one would have thought the
Grand American Eagle Mine would
have panned out 80 WE'LL" said Amasa
BY this time the six girls were lanc
ing around the room in their excite
ment. They had never been 80 ex
cited since John Mawley, the son oi
Mawley, the mill-owner at the othel
end of the village, had become en-
gagged to Bessie Snow, their eldest sis
ter-said Mawley having concluded
on the consent of his father, to breal
off said engagement, after knowledg,
of Lawyer Shows financial condition
came out and became common gossip
"Eisha says the Sunday school shal
have a new organ if it takes his las
cent" said their father, laughing heart
lily. He could not hold himself in.
"Well," said Elisha, "not quite as
bad as that. But they shall have &
new melodeon-yes."
This capped the climax. The Sun
day school had been holding picnics
strawberry festivals, lectures, busy
bees, and don't know what besides
in which the six girls had taken livel,
iuterest-to raise money for an organ
but, do their best, they could raise onl,
about fifty dollars. They threw them
selves upon their uncle, and as ther
was not quite enough of him to g
around, they threw themselves upol
their father. 1t was a touching scene
Two of the girls were in tears, ant
one of them was heard TO say: "Ou
deliverer.
Suddenly Bessie looked up. "It'
late" she said-"it's dreadfully late fo
the sewing society,""
When they were alone, Elisha said
you've done it !-you've gone anc
done it! In FIVE minutes every wor,
of what we've said will be all over thi
village. Yes, and all over the State O
Connecticut. say, Amasa, this ism
rightl'
"Why? Don't you have any fears
Suppose they do tell of your millions
it will give you credit"
"Ah, yes, yes! but they will all b
after me for money! Elisha straight
ed himself up very stifiy, and button
ed his coat over his chest very firmly
as if to impress on his brother tn
fact that he wouldn't let them have
cent-not one cent-if they did.
"Well, don't say it isn't so, anyway,
whispered Amasa, and led Elisha +
his room, where that great and goo
philanthropist lay down upon a sof
and took comfortable nap.
| For a week East Chesterville was il
a condition of ferment. The resurrec
tion of Elisha Snow in the form of
millionaire, after having departe,
twenty years before with a reputation
for unconquerable laziness, and a
ability remarkable only for imbibiu
hard cider, was enough to shake tn
entire county to its centre. Then hi
magnificent bequests-the town librar
building, the new organ, raising tn
minister's salary, proposing to estat
lish Home for Incurable Idiots-fo
poor Elisha found he could not sto
promising when he had once begun
and his plan to build new gymna
sium, skating rink, winter bath, a.
combined, for the young people, mad
him at once the idol of the town.
Mawley, the mill owner met Amas
one day in the street. "See here" h
said, "I've told Slayton to let up O
you. You and l were always ol
friends. Pay up the interest on tina
mortgage any time you please. BY
the-way, I'm tired Of Slayton. He
bounded you, when you were dowr
in mean way. I'm sick of Slaytor
I'll send you retainer tomorrow @
five hundred dollars in case I've &c
against some Providence people. Bi
case-big money in it. How's you
brother'- pretty well, / hope. Thos
California magnates are all comm
East, I hear. Think your brothe
would liketo put any money in m
mill9 A big chance now. don't nee
the money, but it don't pay to keep a
your eggs in one basket. How's Be-
sie3 Good-morning."
"Mr. Mawley, one moment. Yo
don. let up on me and send me thi
law suit because Elisha is millionaire
do you'"
"Oh, no, no, no! My dear fellow
no, no! Why, what an ideal By-th
way, l never favored the breaking o.
of that match-my son and Bessi,
Good-day."
| Amasa Snow got round behind th
fence, and laughed and shook until tn
entire fence laughed and shook wit
him. His little scheme was workin
well. One needs very little capital
this world if one can only obtain i,
substitute-credit That week an
the next he had retainers sent hil
from several wealthy proprietors in
neighboring manufacturing tow
They had heard of his brothers mil
ions He had the foreclosnre suit di